[Verse 1] Granddad had a thermos, army green and dented twice Coffee tasted like the cab of a seventy-eight Deere He'd pour it in the cap and pass it down the bench to me Said a man can tell you plenty by not saying anything [Chorus] Pour it in the cap, pass it down the line Nobody's in a hurry at a quarter after nine Some things don't need talking, some things just need time Pour it in the cap, pass it down the line [Verse 2] Then his hands got slow and the dents got hard to find He'd forget the sugar but he'd never miss the time I'd drive him to the feed store just to watch him lean and stare At the same three fields he'd plowed until they knew him there [Chorus] [Verse 3] Now my boy's eleven and he's bored of all my stories Got the thermos on the dashboard and the sun's not up yet I pour it in the cap and he wrinkles up his nose Then he drinks it anyway, the way a family goes [Final Chorus - full band] Pour it in the cap, pass it down the line Nobody's in a hurry at a quarter after nine Some things don't need talking, some things just need time Pour it in the cap, pass it down the line
